Marian Gaborik's OT goal lifts Rangers to first win

10:53 PM,
Jan. 23, 2013

Rangers right winger Marian Gaborik (10) celebrates with teammates after he scored one of his two goals in the first period. Gaborik completed the hat trick with an overtime goal in the Rangers' 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden tonight.

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This is not the NHL season to be slipping at the start. This is a 48-game sprint down the ice to the playoff line.

But the lockout gates were pried open and the Rangers slipped in their first two tries after a six-day camp. They needed to begin skating in the right direction, starting with Game 3 against the Bruins tonight at the Garden.

The Rangers came out fast. Marian Gaborik scored two goals in the first 6:49. They blew the lead, then blew another. But Gaborik scored 27 seconds into overtime for his hat trick and a 4-3 win. ...